NEW DELHI: The 50-share Nifty index is expected to open soft on Tuesday tracking muted Asian markets as a surge in Spain's borrowing costs heightened fears of deepening euro zone debt crisis.

Here is a list of eight stocks that are likely to be in action in morning trade today.

1) Hindustan Unilever Ltd, after the FMCG major said its net profit surged over two-fold to Rs 1,331.19 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, due to an exceptional income of Rs 607 crore from sale of properties.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 627.16 crore for the same period previous fiscal, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) said in a statement.

2) OMCs will be in focus after state-run oil companies petrol price on Monday by 70 paise per litre on firming international oil rates.

Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 68.48 per litre with effect from midnight as compared to Rs 67.78 a litre now, state-owned oil companies announced today.

3) Wipro Ltd will be in focus ahead of its quarterly results. The company is expected to post a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,623.6 crore, up 9.62 per cent QoQ from Rs 1,481 crore, according to an ET Now poll. Revenues are likely to grow to Rs 10,514.52 crore in the first quarter, up 7.11 percent QoQ from Rs 9,816.4 crore.

4) Ashok Leyland Ltd will be eyed ahead of its quarterly results. According to ET Now poll, the company's net profit is likely to dip to Rs 85 crore, down 1.5 percent, against Rs 86.3 crore, year-on-year (YoY).

5) Cairn India Ltd, after the Vedanta group company reported a net profit of Rs 3,826 crore for quarter ended June 2012, up 75 percent, against a net profit of Rs 2186 crore, quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). It reported forex gains of Rs 866 crore in Q1FY13.

Idea, a part of the Aditya Birla conglomerate, said consolidated net profit rose 32.2 percent to Rs 2.34 billion ($42 million) for its fiscal first quarter ended June, from Rs 1.77 billion reported a year earlier.

7) Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, after a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo is planning to raise Rs. 300 crore through 2-year bonds at a coupon of 10.40 per cent. The bonds are backed by compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs) previously issued by separate unit Aditya Birla Minacs, the business process outsourcing unit of AB Nuvo.

8) Coal India Ltd, after the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has turned down a Coal Ministry proposal to fast-track and extend environmental clearance to Coal India's 13 projects. Green nod to these projects would have facilitated mining of 25 per cent additional coal.